Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-02
DAKOTA NEWS.


ings.
Clear Lake talks Of . potato Or hay
palace.
The Teller and the Free Press at Nil
nor have consolidated.
The Y. N. C. A., Of Aberdeen, hes
purchased new piano.
The Tribune says Bismarck 10 rapidly
becoming health resort.
In one month lei cars Of wheat were
shipped from CarrinRton
The Aberdeen Touring Mill company
10 building new warehouse.
Bishop Foss preached ct Fargo the
other Sunday to an audience Of 1900.
The new brick hotel built BY the syn
dicatc at DeSmet ID ready for occupanoy.
Dakota has moro postonices than Mas
sachusetts, or about dozen other states.
The South Dakota Educational asso-
citation will meet at Huron December u.
Hon. John A. Owen, Of DeSmet, 10
speaking in central Dakota for prohibition.
One hundred and twenty land ofice
patents have arrived at the Deadwood land
Office.
The vermillion Republican ID pub
fishing an interesting sketch of Clay
county.
The First National bank OF Fargo 10
putting in a new Corliss safe; weight
eleven tons.
In two years the Dakota Mutual In
surance company has written $780, 900
Of insurance.
1T is reported that Norwegian news
paper, in the interest Of prohibition, will
be started at Fargo.
A house of prostitution at Lisbon,
known as the "Black Diamond" was
burned Few nights ago.
The Manitoba railroad passes through
the grounds where the state fair has been
held several times at Huron.
The Methodist conference in session
at Fargo decided 10 locate college some-
where in the Red River valley.
The city Of Deadwood has refused
rightsof- way through the city 10 the Dead
wood and Black Hills railroad.
Some of the business men of Pierre
are organizing against the prohibi,ionists
and hope to defeat the measure.
-Mandan will vote November 8, on the
question of issuing bonds to pay OF the
floating Indebtedness of the city.
"A severe snow and wind storm set in
ut Fort Meade, in the Black Hills, the
other night. Eight inches OF snow fell.
-Deadwood capitalists contemplate
building a narrow-gauge railroad 10 con-
meet the city with outlying mining camps.
Bishop Fowler, Of California, who pre-
sided at the Aberdeen conference. ia said
to be one Of the finest pulpit orators in the
Methodist church.
Gov. Church has appointed DR.. F. A.
Spofford president Of the Dakot, board Of
health in place OF Dr.. Moody, Of Huron,
who has resigned. g..
"A freight train loadsd with cattle ran
into an open switch at Petersburg, nfty
miles west Of G. and Forks, and Engineer
John Streeter was killed.
james Hyde, Of Clay county, raised
$1,000 worth of onions and about the same
Of potatoes. He says they b.at wheat in
paying for dry goods and groceries.
Rev. William Fielder. the nav pre.
sid ng elder Of the Aberdeen district, viii
remove fvcn. Hmvn 70 Au6rdssu, and -
negotiating for property in tAas eity. =
"A squaw was murdered a ~ santse
agency BY two other squsws. They had
all been living With half breed, aud jsal- :
ousy is supposed to have been the cause of
the murder.
There is suspicion that the man
Parks, who was cremated by the burning
of his house near Westpost, was robbed
and murdered and the house Get on Ars 70
hide the crime.
Chester Kingsley. Of Minneapolis, pur-
chased the stock ranch Of H. r. Conger, Il
Steele, for $4,000. II is one Of the larg-
est ranches in North Dakota, containins
1000 acres Of land. More stock will be
added.
"A Finlander named William Gabrisl-
son, farming east OF Frederick, fell from
his load Of grain and under the wagon
wheels, which passed over his body,
crushing him to death. He leaves
family.
The house, contents and two small
children OF Eugene Kelly, ten miles north
OF Iroquois, burned the, other forenoon.
Cause. burning hay. The children vers
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